Roaster Location: | Topeka, Kansas |
Coffee Origin: | Not disclosed. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 54/72 |
Review Date: | September 2007 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 7 |
Body: | 7 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment: Soft aroma with a quiet, tightly-knit complexity: cocoa, cedar, hints of honey and melon. In the cup light-bodied, delicate, with sustaining hints of honey, cocoa, sweet flowering grass. Short but clean, honeyed finish.
Notes: The components of this blend are organically grown and certified Fair Trade, meaning they were purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. PT's is a quality-oriented wholesale/retail specialty roaster with a wide and refined selection of coffee blends and origins. The PT's motto is "without the love, it's just coffee." Visit www.ptscoffee.com or call 888-678-5282 for more information.
Who Should Drink It: Subtle social idealists.
This review originally appeared in the September, 2007 tasting report: Fair-Trade Coffees: The Controversy and the Cup